Proverbs 3:35
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.”
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Read Proverbs 3:35 in the flow of Proverbs3 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Proverbs3 to see the surrounding context.
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BSBPD
“The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“The wise shall inherit glory; But shame shall be the promotion of fools.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Honour do the wise inherit, And fools are bearing away shame!”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Proverbs 3:35 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 2:30Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For I will honor those who honor Me, but those who despise Me will be disdained.
- Psalms 73:24You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.
- Psalms 132:18I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown upon him will gleam.”
- Proverbs 4:8Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.
- Proverbs 12:8A man is praised according to his wisdom, but a twisted mind is despised.
- Proverbs 13:8Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat.
- Isaiah 65:13Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; My servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.
- Daniel 12:2And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.
- Daniel 12:3Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.
- Luke 14:9Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place.
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